The Voyage of the Frog, Gary Paulsen
The Voyage of the Frog, Gary Paulsen
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The Voyage of the Frog

Author: Gary Paulsen

Narrator: Kerin McCue

Unabridged: 3 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/21/2014

Synopsis

"I am going to be cremated. I want you to take my ashes out alone on the Frog, out to sea alone, and leave me there. Take me to where you can't see land and scatter my ashes there on the water ." 14-year-old David Alspeth is the owner of a 22-foot sailboat, an inheritance from his uncle Owen, who recently died of cancer. Uncle Owen's last request before he died was that David should take his ashes out to sea, a job David would give anything to avoid. When he finally sets sail on calm, clear evening, David feels the weight of what he must do all around him. He can't imagine life without Owen. David completes his task, but on the return trip home he is caught unawares by a freak storm. Stranded, with no compass, no radio, and only a few cans of food, it seems as if things couldn't get any worse. But they do.

About Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. Paulsen has also published fiction and nonfiction for adults.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Adam

This was a great book. For my first time reading it I found it very intriguing and I loved it. I would recommend this book to anyone, especially if they like to read books by Gary Paulsen.......more

Goodreads review by Jeff

This book is very interesting because at first I thought it was a frog going on a voyage but it was a 14-year-old boy sailing a boat. His uncle gave him a boat. Then he sailed it and he got stuck in the middle of nowhere. I recommend this book to people who like boats and who wants to know more abou......more

Goodreads review by Stephen

Fourteen-year-old David Alspeth has lost his favorite uncle to cancer. The uncle that taught him to sail and who had left him the Frog, his 22 foot sailboat. His last request is that David take his ashes to sea and dump them out of sight of land. In his grief David fails to plan ahead and carelessl......more

Goodreads review by Daniel

Another fantastic survival story from Gary Paulsen. If you've read Hatchet, you should like this one too. The set-up is a teenage boy sailing a small boat in the Pacific when a storm hits and leaves him alone and stranded for days. Great explorations of senses, nature, animals, relationships, and of......more

Goodreads review by Bailey

“The Voyage of the Frog” has multiple themes, one of which being growth. The main character, David, promises his uncle that he will spread his ashes in the middle of the sea. When David sets out to do so, he’s angry at everything. As he sails he explores his emotions around his uncles death. He fina......more

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